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• (declivity)- a downward slope, as of ground (opposed to acclivity), ( ;
); The nation is gliding down a declivity, and no one possesses the
means or the force to arrest it. — The French Revolution - Volume 1;
• (proclivity)- natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity;
predisposition, ( ); The gambling proclivity is doubtfully to be classed
as a feature belonging exclusively to the predatory type of human nature. —
Theory of the Leisure Class;
• (propensity)- a natural inclination or tendency, ( ; ;
); The government sometimes participates in the national propensity,
and adopts through passion what reason would reject. — America First
Patriotic Readings;
• (inclination)- the act of inclining or the state of being inclined; a bend or
tilt; I, therefore, have no motive to consult but my own inclination, which is
bent irresistibly on the tranquil enjoyment of my family, my farm, and my
books. — Life and Times of Washington;
• (leaning)- an inclination, a tendency, or a preference; To his mother was
Michelangelo indebted for his leaning toward art. — Little Journeys to the
Homes of Eminent Painters;
• (disposition)- a habitual inclination; a tendency; There she ruled as mistress,
for her disposition was a masterful one, and she was a notable housekeeper.
— The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars;
• (tendency)- marked by a strong implicit point of view; partisan; All news
is tendentious, depending on its source, its interpretation, and the temper of
the times. — An Autobiography;
inclination # disinclination^ inclined^ incline
• (disinclination)- the absence of inclination; reluctance; unwillingness,
( ; ); Probably the real ground of his disinclination was the
fear that a residence at Valence might revive the painful emotions which time
had somewhat withered. — The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.);
• (inclined)- deviating in direction from the horizontal or vertical; sloping;
• having a physical tendency; leaning;
• disposed; of a mind; And perhaps you will play to me as often as you
feel inclined, and after dinner we can go to the theatre, or read, or do
whatever you like. — Man and Maid;
leaning > lean = heel = list : roster
• (lean)- to incline or bend from a vertical position;
• (heel)- tilt to one side;
• (list)- lean; lean over, ( ); The flagpole should be