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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| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
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| brink | edge |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
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| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
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