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 |
|---|---|
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| intermediary | mediator |
| cipher | zero |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |