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 |
|---|---|
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| hubbub | noise |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| verge | brink |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |