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 |
|---|---|
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |