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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usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
solsticeeither 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
infantileof or relating to infants or infancy
inaugurateto induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
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limpto walk lamely
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse
enmitypositive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
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