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 |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| guy | man |