GRE Word List

BRISK

keenly alert : lively

The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.

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WordMeaning
derelictionan intentional abandonment
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
reparablecapable of being repaired
bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow