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 |
|---|---|
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| demerit | offense |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |