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 |
|---|---|
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |