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

WordMeaning
validhaving legal efficacy or force
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
anarchyabsence of government
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
converseto exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
valedictionan act of bidding farewell