GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |