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 |
|---|---|
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| refrain | curb |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |