GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| coin | corner |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
