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Authentic (adj) |
(literally, "from the master himself")genuine; real; reliable; trustworthy |
When you withdraw money, the bank compares your signature with the one in its files to see if it is authentic. |
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Authobiography (noun) |
story of a person's life written by the person himself |
In her autobiography THE STORY OF MY LIFE, Helen Keller tells how unruly she was as a young child. |
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Autocrat(noun) |
ruler exercising self-derived, absolute power; despot |
The autocrat was replaced by a ruler responsible to the people. |
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Autograph(noun) |
person's signature written by himnself |
The baseball star wrote his autograph for an admirer who came up to him with a pencil and scorecard. |
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Automatic(noun) |
acting by itself; self-regulating |
You do not have to defrost this refrigerator because it is equipped with an automatic defroster. |
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Automation(noun) |
technique of making a process self-operating by means of built-in electronic controls |
Many workers have lost their jobs as a result of automation. |
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Automaton(noun) |
(literally, "self-acting thing") purely mechanical person following a routine;robot |
An autocrat prefers his subjects to be automatons, rather than intelligent human beings. |
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Autonomous(adj) |
self-governing; independent |
the Alumni Association is not under the control of the school. It is a completely autonomous group. |
