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 |
|---|---|
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| abnegation | denial |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |