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
stoutstrong of character: such as
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
traumaticpsychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion