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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| prattle | prate |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |