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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abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
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chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
sledge | sledgehammer |
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