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 |
|---|---|
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |