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 |
|---|---|
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |