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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trenchant | keen |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
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| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
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| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
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