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
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
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blotchto mark or mar with blotches
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
componenta constituent part : ingredient
ruddyhaving a healthy reddish color
indubitabletoo evident to be doubted : unquestionable