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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WordMeaning
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
rightfuljust
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid