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 |
|---|---|
| egregious | conspicuous |
| condign | deserved |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| skimp | skimpy |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |