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.
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| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |