GRE Word List
SALIENT
moving by leaps or springs : jumping
The meaning of the word salient is moving by leaps or springs : jumping.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |