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
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
rama male sheep
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
ultimatelast in a progression or series : final