GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |