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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |