GRE Word List
OSCILLATE
to swing backward and forward like a pendulum
The meaning of the word oscillate is to swing backward and forward like a pendulum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |