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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| inundate | overwhelm |