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 |
|---|---|
| charlatan | quack |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| collate | to compare critically |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |