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 |
|---|---|
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| defer | put off |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| passe | past one's prime |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |