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

WordMeaning
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
lecheryinordinate (see inordinate
nomenclaturename
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
recuperateto get back : regain
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
hideto put out of sight : secrete
polarizeto cause to vibrate in a definite pattern