GRE Word List
SALIENT
moving by leaps or springs : jumping
The meaning of the word salient is moving by leaps or springs : jumping.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |