GRE Word List

BRISK

keenly alert : lively

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

Random words

WordMeaning
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
faunaanimal life
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
darta light spear
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
conversanthaving knowledge or experience