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
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
fathomlessincapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
sanctiona formal decree
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter