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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| mulct | fine |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |