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 |
|---|---|
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| predilection | an established preference for something |