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 |
|---|---|
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| hardy | bold |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |