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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|---|---|
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
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| patent | open to public inspection |
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| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
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