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
haltingmarked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
recipientone that receives : receiver
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
revoketo annul by recalling or taking back : rescind
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction