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.

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prepossessingcreating prejudice
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feintsomething feigned
nutritiousnourishing
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
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compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed