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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visionthe act or power of seeing : sight
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
alchemya 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
latitudeangular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering