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 |
|---|---|
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |