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 |
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| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
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| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |