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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| forte | one's strong point |
| acclaim | applaud |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |