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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| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
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| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
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| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
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| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
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| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
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