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

WordMeaning
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
droopto hang or incline downward
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
narcissistan individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as
nominalof, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction
scenarioan outline or synopsis of a play