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 |
|---|---|
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| dull | tedious |