GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |