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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stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
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floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
miscreantunbelieving
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dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
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