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 |
|---|---|
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| blush | outward appearance : view |