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

WordMeaning
saboteurone that practices sabotage
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
figmentsomething made up or contrived
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
terminologythe technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
residualremainder
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
dissentto withhold assent or approval
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial