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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| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
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| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
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| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |