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.

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WordMeaning
efficacythe power to produce an effect
sleightdeceitful craftiness
institutionan established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character
headlongheadfirst
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
pitfalltrap
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm