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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equilibriuma state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
filibusteran irregular military adventurer
conveyancethe action of conveying
impoliticnot politic : unwise
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
suturea strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as