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
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
approbationcommendation
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
phyluma direct line of descent within a group
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency