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
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
subsistencereal being : existence
filchto steal secretly or casually
avowto declare assuredly
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
nullifyto make null (see null
deputizeto appoint as deputy
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit