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 |
|---|---|
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |