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
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
recuperateto get back : regain
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
hydrophobiarabies
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward