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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ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
floridvery flowery in style : ornate
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
overblownpast the prime of bloom
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
kindredof a similar nature or character : like
regimeregimen
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action