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
arroyoa watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor
quenchput out
junkettrip
mendicantbeggar
predisposeto dispose in advance
supinelying on the back or with the face upward