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
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
diluteattenuate
galaxymilky way galaxy
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
primto give a prim or demure expression to
harrowingacutely distressing or painful