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 |
|---|---|
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| progeny | descendants |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |