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 |
|---|---|
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| stilted | pompous |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |