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 |
|---|---|
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |