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 |
|---|---|
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |