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
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
redressto set right : remedy
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
primaloriginal
garnishdecorate