GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| hurl | rush |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| benison | blessing |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |