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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WordMeaning
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
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emetican agent that induces vomiting
lopsidedleaning to one side
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
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