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 |
|---|---|
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |