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 |
|---|---|
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |