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 |
|---|---|
| pungent | sharply painful |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |