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 |
|---|---|
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |