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 |
|---|---|
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| irate | roused to ire |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |