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 |
|---|---|
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |