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
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing