GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| reek | smoke |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| calorific | caloric |