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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WordMeaning
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
relegateto send into exile : banish
savoryhaving savor: such as
credencemental acceptance as true or real
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable