saltate

Saltate

Sal"tate\, v. i. [See Saltant.] To leap or dance. [R.]
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saltate

verb
1. move by saltation; "The sand grains are saltated by the wind" 
2. leap or skip, often in dancing; "These fish swim with a saltating motion" 
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Saltate is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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