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

WordMeaning
betrothto promise to marry
jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
aspirantone who aspires
derelictionan intentional abandonment
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated