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 |
|---|---|
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| cohorts | companion |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |