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 |
|---|---|
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |