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 |
|---|---|
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |