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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
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