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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WordMeaning
pensivemusingly or dreamily thoughtful
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
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inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
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largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully