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 |
|---|---|
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| crass | gross |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |