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 |
|---|---|
| indite | make up |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| asunder | into parts |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |