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
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
rigto fit out with rigging
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid