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
regattaa rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races
blanchto take the color out of
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
unbridledunrestrained
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish