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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| cohorts | companion |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |