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
nicetythe quality or state of being nice
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
fosterhaving, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation