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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |