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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| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
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| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |