GRE Word List
DECLIVITY
downward inclination
The meaning of the word declivity is downward inclination.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |