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
recitala detailed account : enumeration
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
sobernot intoxicated
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly