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 |
|---|---|
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |