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 |
|---|---|
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| dolt | a stupid person |