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 |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |