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 |
|---|---|
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| 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 |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |