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

WordMeaning
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
abeyancea state of temporary inactivity : suspension
ripto tear or split apart or open
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie