GRE vocabulary
spry
active, nimble, and energetic, especially when older
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Questions about “spry”
Spry (adjective) means active, nimble, and energetic, especially when older
Here is spry used in an example sentence: "At ninety, she was still remarkably spry."
Common synonyms for spry include nimble, agile, sprightly.
Antonyms of spry include sluggish, frail.
Spry is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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