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 |
|---|---|
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |