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
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
ordainto invest (see invest
slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
charydiscreetly cautious: such as
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
groovea long narrow channel or depression