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 |
|---|---|
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| delve | excavate |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |