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
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
nursea person who cares for the sick or infirm
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
trickleto issue or fall in drops
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
asepticpreventing infection