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 |
|---|---|
| fuddle | booze |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| wreak | bring about |
| osseous | bony |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| dissension | disagreement |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |