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
pensivemusingly or dreamily thoughtful
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
compartmenta separate division or section
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
wantonmerciless
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
limnto draw or paint on a surface