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 |
|---|---|
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| concentric | having a common center |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |