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 |
|---|---|
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| defer | put off |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |