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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |