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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| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
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| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
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