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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WordMeaning
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
veerto change direction or course
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
fiascoa complete failure
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
caldrona large kettle or boiler
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay