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 |
|---|---|
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |