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 |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |