AUTO~self Flashcards
autocrat
[CRAT to rule]
an absolute ruler, domineering; self-willed person
autocracy
[CRAT to rule] government by a single person
automation
[MAT to act] a system using self-operating machines
Ex: the company introduced automation and replaced their workers with robots
automaton
[MAT to act] an apparatus that functions by itself
autonomic
[NOM law] pertaining to the automatic nervous system, which acts according to its own (self) laws rather than through voluntary control. It regulates the heart, digestive system, and so forth
Ex: He was trying to learn to control the actions of his autonomic nervous system through biofeedback
autonomous
[AUTO self NOM law]
Self governing
Ex: released from state control, the college finally became autonomous
autonomy
[NOM law]
the right of self-government
Ex: many small nations are struggling for autonomy
autopsy
(aw’ top sē) [OP sight]
a seeing for oneself; an examination of a dead body to discover the cause of death.
Ex: the autopsy revealed that the cause of the death was a heart attact
domineering
trying to control other without considering how they feel or what they want
Ex: a domineering mother
self-willed
very determined to do what you want even when this is unreasonable