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
optometrista specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
harrowingacutely distressing or painful
sleeperone that sleeps
writsomething written : writing
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
rostera roll or list of personnel
retortto pay or hurl back : return
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds