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 |
|---|---|
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |