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 |
|---|---|
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |