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
mandatean authoritative command
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
passepast one's prime
endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
demisedeath
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure