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 |
|---|---|
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| 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 |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| eventual | contingent |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |