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 |
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| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| residual | remainder |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |