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

WordMeaning
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
impeccablefree from fault or blame : flawless
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
legerdemainsleight of hand
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere