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 |
|---|---|
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| scion | descendant |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| fiend | devil |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |