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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WordMeaning
tenantone who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another
citadela fortress that commands (see command
resurrectto raise from the dead
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
sanguinarybloodthirsty
executionerone who executes
capriciousgoverned or characterized by caprice : impulsive
nomadicof, relating to, or characteristic of nomads
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)