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
penetrateto pass into or through
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
ruddyhaving a healthy reddish color