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 |
|---|---|
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |