GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| upright | perpendicular |
| fiend | devil |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| lode | waterway |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |