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
soddendull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
satiatefilled to satiety
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
siltloose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter