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 |
|---|---|
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |