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 |
|---|---|
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| crass | gross |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |