vacillate vs oscillate

vacillate and oscillate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vacillate	No	No	Yes	No
oscillate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, vacillate and oscillate are synonyms defined as:

vacillate and oscillate: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

Other synonyms of vacillate include hover, vibrate.

vacillate (verb)	oscillate (verb)
move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern	move or swing from side to side regularly
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action	be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action