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.

Random words

WordMeaning
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
daintysomething delicious to the taste
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
opticiana maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments
viablecapable of living
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum