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 |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |