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
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
nibbill
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
disconsolatecheerless