GRE Word List

BRISK

keenly alert : lively

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

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WordMeaning
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
filthfoul or putrid matter
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
itineranttraveling from place to place
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage