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 |
|---|---|
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| cataclysm | flood |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |