GRE Word List

BRISK

keenly alert : lively

The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.

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imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
unanimitythe quality or state of being unanimous
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hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
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homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
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glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses