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 |
|---|---|
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |