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 |
|---|---|
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |