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 |
|---|---|
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| microcosm | a little world |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |