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 |
|---|---|
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |