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 |
|---|---|
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| dull | tedious |