GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| maroon | a dark red |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |