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 |
|---|---|
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |