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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unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
indemnifyto secure against hurt, loss, or damage
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
referendumthe principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
nethersituated down or below : lower