GRE Word List

AUTONOMOUS

having the right or power of self-government

The meaning of the word autonomous is having the right or power of self-government.

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spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
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provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
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incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
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clipperone that clips something