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 |
|---|---|
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| scintilla | spark |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |