GRE Word List
ACCLIVITY
an ascending slope (as of a hill)
The meaning of the word acclivity is an ascending slope (as of a hill).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| appease | pacify |
| grotto | cave |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| heed | to pay attention |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |