GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
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| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |