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 |
|---|---|
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |