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 |
|---|---|
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |