GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |