GRE Word List

PROTOTYPE

an original model on which something is patterned : archetype

The meaning of the word prototype is an original model on which something is patterned : archetype.

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WordMeaning
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
traverseto go or travel across or over
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
suitorone that petitions or entreats
contagiona contagious disease
migrantone that migrates: such as