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 |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |