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 |
|---|---|
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |