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 |
|---|---|
| conspire | plot |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |