GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |