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 |
|---|---|
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| kismet | fate |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |