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 |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |