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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| Word | Meaning |
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| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| concordat | compact |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |