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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bateto reduce the force or intensity of : restrain
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
misadventuremisfortune
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
vitalof the utmost importance
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
violatebreak