GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |