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 |
|---|---|
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| upright | perpendicular |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |