salient
most noticeable or important; standing out prominently
Word origin: From Latin salire, to leap.
Salient in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing salient in a sentence.
The report highlighted the salient points before the discussion.
In her summary she isolated the three most salient findings and set the minor details aside.
Using “salient” well
Salient means standing out as most noticeable or important, as in the salient features of an argument. It can also literally mean projecting outward, but the prominence sense dominates.
More GRE words starting with S
to deliberately damage or obstruct something, especially in secret
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excessively sweet or sentimental in a cloying way
regarded as too important or sacred to be altered or criticized
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soundness of judgment and acuteness of discernment
of a sickly yellowish or pale complexion
favorable to health or well-being
Questions about “salient”
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