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 |
|---|---|
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| noisome | noxious |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |