GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |