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
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
depositiona testifying especially before a court
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
corrugatedhaving corrugations
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements