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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accessiblecapable of being reached
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
reprisala retaliatory act
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
titillateto excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
lagone that lags or is last