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 |
|---|---|
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| apprehend | arrest |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| fauna | animal life |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |