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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| environ | encircle |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| fleck | streak |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |