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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scoretwenty
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merita praiseworthy quality : virtue
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weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn