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 |
|---|---|
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| arid | excessively dry |
| forte | one's strong point |