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 |
|---|---|
| opulence | wealth |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |