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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WordMeaning
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion
chalicea drinking cup : goblet
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt