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 |
|---|---|
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| enhance | heighten |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| brackish | somewhat salty |