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 |
|---|---|
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| prank | trick |
| freebooter | pirate |