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 |
|---|---|
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |