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 |
|---|---|
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |