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
aciduloussomewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner
evoketo call forth or up: such as
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
addressto mark directions for delivery on
constraintthe act of constraining
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)