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 |
|---|---|
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| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
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| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
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