GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| wont | accustomed |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| modish | fashionable |