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 |
|---|---|
| violate | break |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |