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 |
|---|---|
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| dilute | attenuate |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |