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 |
|---|---|
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| render | to melt down |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| lunar | crescent |
| douse | to plunge into water |