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 |
|---|---|
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |