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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |