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 |
|---|---|
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| countenance | look |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |