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 |
|---|---|
| lax | loose |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |