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 |
|---|---|
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |