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
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
vintnera wine merchant
coymarked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
compulsorymandatory
purveyorone that purveys