GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |