GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| dart | a light spear |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |