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 |
|---|---|
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| amend | to put right |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |