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 |
|---|---|
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |