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
atypicalnot typical : irregular
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious
revelrynoisy partying or merrymaking
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end