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 |
|---|---|
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |