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 |
|---|---|
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| resign | relegate |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |