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 |
|---|---|
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| spare | not being used |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |