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 |
|---|---|
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |