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
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
purveyorone that purveys
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
beleaguerbesiege
extrudeto force, press, or push out
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper