GRE Word List
DECLIVITY
downward inclination
The meaning of the word declivity is downward inclination.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
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