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 |
|---|---|
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |