salient

Day 69Level 2

SAY-lee-uhnt

conspicuous

prominent, conspicuous

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

protruding, projecting, noticeable

Antonyms:

inconspicuous, unimportant, insignificant

Example Sentence:

It's the most salient issue in the university.

Related Words

effete

ey-KAHR-puhs

no longer fertile; not fruitful

destroy

bliet

to destroy

mixture of pictures

kuh-LAHZH

art of making picture by sticking pieces of material, cloth etc. on a surface ; a collection of similar or diverse things

abundant

KOH-pee-uhs

in large amounts

cowardly

KRAY-vuhn

lacking any courage ; cowardly

condemn

dih-KRAHY

to condemn; denounce as worthless