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
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
advertto turn the mind or attention
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
forteone's strong point