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
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
decipherdecode
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
swearto utter or take solemnly (an oath)
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy