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

WordMeaning
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages
plumagethe feathers of a bird
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
innateexisting in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god