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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| aria | air |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |