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
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
flaccidnot firm or stiff
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious