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 |
|---|---|
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |