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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| Word | Meaning |
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| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| slapdash | haphazard |
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