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
requiema mass for the dead
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
rotundaa round building
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic