GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| violate | break |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |