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
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
expertisethe skill of an expert
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character