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 |
|---|---|
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |