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
meandera winding path or course
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
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acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
defalcatededuct
ecclesiasticecclesiastical
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family