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 |
|---|---|
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| championship | designation as champion |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| pending | during |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |