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 |
|---|---|
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |