GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demented | mad |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| headlong | headfirst |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |