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
appendattach
gazettenewspaper
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain