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 |
|---|---|
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |