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 |
|---|---|
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| venue | locale |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| drab | slattern |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| desiccate | to dry up |