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 |
|---|---|
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |