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 |
|---|---|
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| nomenclature | name |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |