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 |
|---|---|
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| chivalrous | valiant |