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 |
|---|---|
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |