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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| brook | creek |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |