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 |
|---|---|
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| unkempt | not combed |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |