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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WordMeaning
nauseaa stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
venuelocale
ventralof or relating to the belly : abdominal
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed