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 |
|---|---|
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |