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 |
|---|---|
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |