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 |
|---|---|
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| reverie | daydream |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| contest | strive |
| premonitory | giving warning |