GRE Word List

BRISK

keenly alert : lively

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

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WordMeaning
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
quoruma select group
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
verbosecontaining more words than necessary : wordy
contagiona contagious disease
touchstonea fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
carata unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past