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
foppishfoolish
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
curfewthe sounding of a bell at evening
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap