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 |
|---|---|
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |