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 |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |