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 |
|---|---|
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| nurture | training |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |