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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inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
inductiveof, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction
phenomenaphenomenon
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
direexciting horror