GRE Word List
DECLIVITY
downward slope
The meaning of the word declivity is downward slope.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| predator | predatory animal or bird; predatory person; creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others; ADJ. predatory: living by preying on other organisms; plundering; N. predation |
| pedagogue | teacher; CF. child leader |
| frond | fern leaf; palm or banana leaf |
| ransack | search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); Ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town. |
| smart | intelligent; quick and energetic; fashionable; Ex. smart pace/restaurant; V: cause or feel a sharp pain; N: smarting pain |
| substantial | of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy |
| hubris | arrogance; excessive self-conceit |
| corporeal | bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible |
| splice | join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite; Ex. splice two strips of tape; N. |
| vintner | wine merchant; winemaker; seller of wine |
