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
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
mischancebad luck
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
dulcetsweet to the taste
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable