GRE Word List
SPRY
able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble
The meaning of the word spry is able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |