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 |
|---|---|
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |