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 |
|---|---|
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |