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
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
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elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
speechlessunable to speak : dumb
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic
hierarchya division of angels
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge