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 |
|---|---|
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |