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 |
|---|---|
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |