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 |
|---|---|
| ravenous | rapacious |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| freebooter | pirate |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |