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 |
|---|---|
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| leery | suspicious |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| contest | strive |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |