GRE Word List
DECLIVITY
downward inclination
The meaning of the word declivity is downward inclination.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| contest | strive |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
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| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |