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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| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
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| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |