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 |
|---|---|
| misadventure | misfortune |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |