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The meaning of the word "automation" in the sentence  "the automation of telephone answering frustrates many people" is:
A.the use of machines that work on their own
According to the given question, we are told that the way the telephone answering is automated, frustrates a lot of people.
The word automated means done automatically, or by its self. As a result of this, we can infer that the meaning of the word as used in the sentence is that the machines work on their own
The other options are incorrect because they do not show or convey the idea that the machines do the answering on their own, without any external help.
Therefore, the answer is option A.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Perplex : To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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In August 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded the status of Pluto to that of “dwarf planet.” This means that from now on only the rocky worlds of the inner Solar System and the gas giants of the outer system will be designated as planets.
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The second one you posted the answer is c