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 |
|---|---|
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| verge | brink |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| concatenate | linked together |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |