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 |
|---|---|
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| verge | brink |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |