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 |
|---|---|
| opulence | wealth |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |