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 |
|---|---|
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| frigid | intensely cold |