GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| clip | encompass |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| 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 |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |