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 |
|---|---|
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |