GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| occident | west |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |