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
underhandin a clandestine manner
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie
farcestuff
comportto be fitting : accord
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable
outmodednot being in style
maniacalaffected with or suggestive of madness
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
repositorya place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository