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 |
|---|---|
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| mortician | undertaker |