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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WordMeaning
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
parasitean 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
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
jesta joking or mocking remark
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
cohortscompanion
renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as