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 |
|---|---|
| facade | the front of a building |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |