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 |
|---|---|
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| retract | to draw back or in |