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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |