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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lampoon | satire |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |