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 |
|---|---|
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| document | proof |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| emollient | making soft or supple |