GRE Word List
SPRIGHTLY
marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited
The meaning of the word sprightly is marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shack | hut |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |