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 |
|---|---|
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| engender | beget |
| laud | praise |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |