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
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
filthfoul or putrid matter
pungentsharply painful
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
ravenousrapacious
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
demurto take exception : object
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship