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

WordMeaning
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
opportunistone that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism