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 |
|---|---|
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |