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
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
serratednotched or toothed on the edge
invoketo petition for help or support
potiona mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)
remediablecapable of being remedied
queasycausing nausea
modishfashionable
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
belateddelayed beyond the usual time