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 |
|---|---|
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |