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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rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |