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
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
impairto diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
ramificationbranch
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
integrateto form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite