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 |
|---|---|
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |