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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evoketo call forth or up: such as
alludeto make indirect reference
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
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espousemarry
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