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 |
|---|---|
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |