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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forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
composta mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
profligatewildly extravagant
abaseto lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
aromaticof, relating to, or having aroma:
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality