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 |
|---|---|
| unkempt | not combed |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| ebullient | boiling |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |