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 |
|---|---|
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |