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
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
crassgross
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)