GRE Word List
SALIENT
moving by leaps or springs : jumping
The meaning of the word salient is moving by leaps or springs : jumping.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
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| throes | pang |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| pundit | pandit |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |