GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| quench | put out |