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 |
|---|---|
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |