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 |
|---|---|
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |