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 |
|---|---|
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |