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
implementa device used in the performance of a task : tool
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branda charred piece of wood
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
abaseto lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
afterlifean existence after death
astronomicalof or relating to astronomy
aquilinecurving like an eagle's beak
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim