GRE Word List
SALIENT
prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous; Ex. salient features
The meaning of the word salient is prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous; Ex. salient features.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bleak | cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing |
| niggle | spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault); find fault; Ex. niggle over details; ADJ. niggling |
| effervescence | inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce |
| agglomeration | collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap |
| pious | devout; religious; N. piety |
| sentient | capable of sensation and conscious; aware; sensitive; Ex. sentient creature; N. sentience |
| sportive | playful; frolicsome; merry; CF. sport: play or frolic; CF. sportsmanlike |
| uncouth | boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish |
| consonant | harmonious; in agreement; N. |
| adherent | supporter; follower |
