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
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
denotationan act or process of denoting
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
minutiaea minute or minor detail
contrivancea thing contrived
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
benefactorsomeone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit
clientelea body of clients
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host