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 |
|---|---|
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |