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

WordMeaning
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
thriveto grow vigorously : flourish
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
acuitykeenness of perception
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis