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 |
|---|---|
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| betray | to lead astray |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |