GRE Word List

ARCHETYPE

the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype

The meaning of the word archetype is the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype.

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WordMeaning
quizzicalcomically quaint
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
exonerateto relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
ponderousof very great weight
demurto take exception : object
rebuketo criticize sharply : reprimand
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
aestheticof, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
elysianof or relating to Elysium