GRE Word List
SALIENT
moving by leaps or springs : jumping
The meaning of the word salient is moving by leaps or springs : jumping.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unfrock | defrock |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |