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 |
|---|---|
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |