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 |
|---|---|
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |