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
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
foregoto go before : precede