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
randoma haphazard course
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
tactileperceptible by touch : tangible
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
chastento correct by punishment or suffering : discipline
agilitythe quality or state of being agile : nimbleness
inclementlacking mildness: such as
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue