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 |
|---|---|
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |