GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| demerit | offense |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |