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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patentopen to public inspection
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
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vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
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