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
blueslow spirits : melancholy
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
advertto turn the mind or attention
dozeto sleep lightly
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
transportto transfer or convey from one place to another
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma