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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| fiend | devil |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| brazen | made of brass |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| sportive | frolicsome |