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 |
|---|---|
| oligarchy | government by the few |
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| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
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| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |