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 |
|---|---|
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| ebullient | boiling |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |