GRE Word List
ACTUATE
to put into mechanical action or motion
The meaning of the word actuate is to put into mechanical action or motion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
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| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| hubbub | noise |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
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| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |