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 |
|---|---|
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |