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 |
|---|---|
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| commune | talk over |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |