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 |
|---|---|
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |