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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| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
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| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
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| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
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