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 |
|---|---|
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |