GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
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cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
coin | corner |
enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |