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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
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| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
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