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 |
|---|---|
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |