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 |
|---|---|
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |