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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tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
roseateresembling a rose especially in color
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
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atheistica person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism