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 |
|---|---|
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |