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 |
|---|---|
| prosperous | auspicious |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |