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 |
|---|---|
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| retribution | recompense |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| defer | put off |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| purge | to clear of guilt |