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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| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| writ | something written : writing |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |