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 |
|---|---|
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| condign | deserved |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |