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 |
|---|---|
| enduring | lasting |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |