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 |
|---|---|
| historic | historical |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |