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 |
|---|---|
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |