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 |
|---|---|
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |