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 |
|---|---|
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| quisling | traitor |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| natal | native |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| cipher | zero |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |