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
executionerone who executes
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
imprudentnot prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
fuddlebooze
conscientiousmeticulous
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around