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 |
|---|---|
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| nourishment | food |
| vixen | a female fox |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| fluke | flatfish |