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 |
|---|---|
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |