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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| rotunda | a round building |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |