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 |
|---|---|
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| regime | regimen |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |