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
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
impetusa driving force : impulse