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 |
|---|---|
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| lampoon | satire |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| warranted | sanction |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| pliant | pliable |