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
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
monotonytedious sameness
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act