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 |
|---|---|
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| finished | entirely done |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |