2013.11.01 word (week8-5)

1. gradual (a.)
changing or developing slowly or by small degrees:
▪He has suffered a gradual decline in health over the past year.

2. ramp (n.)
a surface connecting a higher and a lower level; a slope:
 ▪Wide ramps flanked the stairs at the entrance.

3. incline (v.)
to lean down, or to place something with one part toward the ground and the opposite part raised:
▪Marge inclined her head to whisper something to me.

4. cacophony (n.)
an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds:
▪What a cacophony!

5. moribund (a.)
used to describe a business, market, etc. that is not active or successful: ▪The figures show a moribund remortgage market.