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
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
cessiona yielding to another : concession
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person