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 |
|---|---|
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |