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.

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WordMeaning
strutto become turgid : swell
deleteriousharmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
ravenousrapacious
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
remissnegligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
abjureto renounce upon oath
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life