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 |
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| alleviate | relieve |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
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| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
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