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 |
|---|---|
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| politic | political |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |