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 |
|---|---|
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
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| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |