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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|---|---|
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
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| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| amend | to put right |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| hardy | bold |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
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| minatory | having a menacing quality |