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 |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |