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 |
|---|---|
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |