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
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
recountto relate in detail : narrate
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
slywise in practical affairs
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees: