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
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
forteone's strong point
acclaimapplaud
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
obtrudeto thrust out : extrude
briskkeenly alert : lively
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back