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 |
|---|---|
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| acclaim | applaud |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |