GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| delve | excavate |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |