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 |
|---|---|
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |