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 |
|---|---|
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| oversee | survey |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |