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 |
|---|---|
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| residual | remainder |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| hardy | bold |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |