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 |
|---|---|
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |