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 |
|---|---|
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| apprehend | arrest |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |