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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| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| regime | regimen |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
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| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |