GRE Word List

BRISK

keenly alert : lively

The meaning of the word brisk is keenly alert : lively.

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unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval