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 |
|---|---|
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
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| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
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