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 |
|---|---|
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |