GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| scion | descendant |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| plait | pleat |