GRE Word List
PROTOTYPE
original work used as a model by others
The meaning of the word prototype is original work used as a model by others.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chafe | warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N. |
| prurient | having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire |
| importunate | urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent |
| inaugurate | begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural |
| predator | predatory animal or bird; predatory person; creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others; ADJ. predatory: living by preying on other organisms; plundering; N. predation |
| lagoon | shallow body of water or lake near a sea; lake separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs |
| extort | wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant |
| ingratiate | become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss |
| levity | lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner |
| beholden | obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude |
