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 |
|---|---|
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |