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 |
|---|---|
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| nib | bill |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |