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
riftfissure
dislodgeto drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage
hostilitydeep-seated usually mutual ill will
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
plumpto drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
quislingtraitor
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior