GRE Word List
OSCILLATE
vibrate pendulumlike; waver
The meaning of the word oscillate is vibrate pendulumlike; waver.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rile | irritate; vex; muddy |
| anemia | condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic |
| foster | rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents |
| grouch | bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble |
| languid | lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless |
| niggardly | meanly stingy; parsimonious; N. niggard: stingy person |
| emaciated | thin and wasted (from hunger or illness) |
| embrace | hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include; Ex. embrace the cause/socialism; Ex. all-embracing; CF. brace; CF. bracelet |
| irascible | irritable; easily angered |
| requiem | mass for the dead; dirge |
