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 |
|---|---|
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |