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 |
|---|---|
| condole | grieve |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |