GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |