Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Wednesday's Word


My boss happens to have a very large vocabulary. A graduate of MIT, his engineering mind is always stretching for more knowledge. He dropped a word into the middle of conversation today, which moved me to the dictionary.... yet again.

SALIENT

Example: “The article is not exhaustive, but it covers the salient points pretty well.”

DEFINITION: (sā’lē-ənt) adj. prominent, worthy of note, pertinent or relevant.

 

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