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 |
|---|---|
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |