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 |
|---|---|
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |