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 |
|---|---|
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| portly | dignified |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |