GRE Word List

AUTOMATON

a mechanism that is relatively self-operating

The meaning of the word automaton is a mechanism that is relatively self-operating.

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WordMeaning
callousbeing hardened and thickened
clandestinemarked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
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apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion