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 |
|---|---|
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| gnome | maxim |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| chafe | irritate |