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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WordMeaning
wagto be in motion : stir
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off