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 |
|---|---|
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |