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 |
|---|---|
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| nib | bill |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |