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 |
|---|---|
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| juncture | a point of time |