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

WordMeaning
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
profligatewildly extravagant
cavalcadea procession (see procession
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning