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 |
|---|---|
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |