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 |
|---|---|
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |