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 |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| contest | strive |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| dire | exciting horror |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |