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 |
|---|---|
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| passe | past one's prime |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| demise | death |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |