Emily Belding
Mcom 100W M/W 1:30
Word of the Week #7
Word: oscillate
Source: I read this word in Indigenous Peoples, Ethnic Groups, and the State by David Maybury. It was reading homework for my Anthropology 146 class.
How it was used: The weather oscillates between the furnace heat of the dry season and the lashing rains of the wet, when saturated rocks glow red against the lush grasses.
Definition: Oscillate- intr. v.
1. to swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm.
2. to waver, as between conflicting opinions or courses of action.
3. to vary between alternate extremes, usually within a definable period of time.
My Sentence:
When my family got lost camping, my uncle took the compass and examined the needle, which after a few oscillations, took up a fixed position.
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