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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
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| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |