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 |
|---|---|
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |