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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maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
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retaliateto return like for like
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
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dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate