GRE Word List

BRISK

keenly alert : lively

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

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WordMeaning
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
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mangyaffected with or resulting from mange
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
odoriferousyielding an odor : odorous
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
anthologya collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful