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 |
|---|---|
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| quorum | a select group |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |