GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |