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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| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
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| brackish | somewhat salty |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
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| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |