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 |
|---|---|
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |