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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| Word | Meaning |
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| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
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| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
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| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
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| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |