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
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
cherubican order of angels see celestial hierarchy
incarcerateto put in prison
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both