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 |
|---|---|
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |