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 |
|---|---|
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |