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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audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
wontaccustomed
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chapela subordinate or private place of worship: such as
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete