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 |
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| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| feint | something feigned |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| abnegation | denial |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |