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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expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
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triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
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ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
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