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 |
|---|---|
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |