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 |
|---|---|
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |