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 |
|---|---|
| dally | to act playfully |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |