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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antecede | precede |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |