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
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
juncturea point of time
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
tendto exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy