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 |
|---|---|
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |