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 |
|---|---|
| courier | messenger |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| actuary | clerk |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |