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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genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
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substantialconsisting of or relating to substance
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
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