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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| random | a haphazard course |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| garner | to gather into storage |