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 |
|---|---|
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |