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 |
|---|---|
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| repercussion | reflection |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |