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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WordMeaning
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
randoma haphazard course
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
voyeursomeone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
prodigya highly talented child or youth
garnerto gather into storage