GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |