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 |
|---|---|
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| commune | talk over |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |