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
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
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boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute
consolean architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually