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 |
|---|---|
| sow | an adult female swine |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |