GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sanction | a formal decree |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |