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 |
|---|---|
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| debut | a first appearance |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |