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
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
sobernot intoxicated
equitablehaving or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
vergebrink
convolutedhaving convolutions
concatenatelinked together
tactileperceptible by touch : tangible
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency