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 |
|---|---|
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| decipher | decode |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |