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 |
|---|---|
| congenial | pleasant |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |