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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| sublimate | sublime |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |