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 |
|---|---|
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| ploy | escapade |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |