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 |
|---|---|
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| writ | something written : writing |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |