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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| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |