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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WordMeaning
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
salubriousfavorable to or promoting health or well-being
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
solicitto make petition to : entreat
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference