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 |
|---|---|
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| aptitude | inclination |
| beleaguer | besiege |