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 |
|---|---|
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| grotto | cave |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| malediction | curse |