GRE Word List

DECLIVITY

downward inclination

The meaning of the word declivity is downward inclination.

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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
dapperneat and trim in appearance
propellantcapable of propelling
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect