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 |
|---|---|
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| unsavory | insipid |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| impediment | something that impedes |