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
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
petulantinsolent or rude in speech or behavior
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something