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 |
|---|---|
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| melee | a confused struggle |