GRE Word List
BRISK
keenly alert : lively
The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |