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 |
|---|---|
| implode | to burst inward |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |