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 |
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| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
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| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
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| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |