GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |