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 |
|---|---|
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| demerit | offense |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |