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

WordMeaning
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
reduceto draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
maelstroma powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
historichistorical
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated