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 |
|---|---|
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |