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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gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
compilationthe act or process of compiling
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself