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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| contrive | devise |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |