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 |
|---|---|
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |