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 |
|---|---|
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |