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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |