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 |
|---|---|
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |