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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WordMeaning
decreean order usually having the force of law
suitorone that petitions or entreats
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
ventto provide with a vent
credencemental acceptance as true or real
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
subtletythe quality or state of being subtle