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 |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |