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 |
|---|---|
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |