GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| reek | smoke |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |