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 |
|---|---|
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| sear | being dried and withered |