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 |
|---|---|
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| fulcrum | prop |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| connoisseur | expert |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |