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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WordMeaning
appriseto give notice to : tell
porouspossessing or full of pores
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savanta person of learning
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ligneousof or resembling wood