GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |