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 |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| acetic | vinegary |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |