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 |
|---|---|
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |