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 |
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ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
overblown | past the prime of bloom |
pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
regime | regimen |
ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |