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.

Random words

WordMeaning
repulseto drive or beat back : repel
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
fetefestival
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
compileto compose out of materials from other documents