GRE Word List

BRISK

keenly alert : lively

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

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philanthropistone who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy
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interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
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pento shut in or as if in a pen
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
slickhaving a smooth surface : slippery
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively