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
banea source of harm or ruin : curse
attireto put garments on : dress
militateto have weight or effect
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
disheartento cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
abortiveprematurely born
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
nethersituated down or below : lower
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity