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
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
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adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of
muralof, relating to, or resembling a wall
antiquityancient times
deleteriousharmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action