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 |
|---|---|
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |