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 |
|---|---|
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| farce | stuff |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| pliant | pliable |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |