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 |
|---|---|
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| cataclysm | flood |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |