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

WordMeaning
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
zealeagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
haphappening
cascadea steep usually small fall of water
antagonismopposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life