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 |
|---|---|
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |