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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |