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 |
|---|---|
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |