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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obsidiana dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
implicationsomething implied: such as
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
perennialpresent at all seasons of the year
churlishof, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
benefactorsomeone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased