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
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
indissolublenot dissoluble
raptlifted up and carried away
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
azurethe blue color of the clear sky
impetusa driving force : impulse
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
implyto express indirectly