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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |