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 |
|---|---|
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |