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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WordMeaning
impoverishto make poor
fanfarea short and lively sounding of trumpets
deviouswandering
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
drivelnonsense
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
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sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
bogwet spongy ground
valedictionan act of bidding farewell