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 |
|---|---|
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |