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
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
equilibriuma state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
whinnyto neigh especially in a low or gentle way
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent