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
despota ruler with absolute power and authority
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
autocraticof, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
inhibitto prohibit from doing something