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 |
|---|---|
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| polity | political organization |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| clown | farmer |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |