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 |
|---|---|
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |