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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cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
suitorone that petitions or entreats
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
carata unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
cavalcadea procession (see procession
oligarchygovernment by the few