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 |
|---|---|
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |