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 |
|---|---|
| compulsory | mandatory |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |