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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WordMeaning
fleckstreak
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
tawnyof the color tawny
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
pulchritudephysical comeliness
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
withholdto hold back from action : check
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)