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 |
|---|---|
| dart | a light spear |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |