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 |
|---|---|
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| grudging | unwilling |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |