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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
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| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| beleaguer | besiege |
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| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
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