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 |
|---|---|
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| obscure | dark |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| decipher | decode |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |