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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |