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 |
|---|---|
| trenchant | keen |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |