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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| auroral | dawn |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
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| scrappy | consisting of scraps |