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
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
stinkto emit a strong offensive odor
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
ricketyaffected with rickets