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 |
|---|---|
| viand | an item of food |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| dour | stern |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| plait | pleat |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |