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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maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
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transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
betrothto promise to marry
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments