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 |
|---|---|
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |