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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reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
fetidhaving a heavy offensive smell
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
rankleto cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness