GRE Word List

ALACRITY

promptness in response : cheerful readiness

The meaning of the word alacrity is promptness in response : cheerful readiness.

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WordMeaning
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
recountto relate in detail : narrate
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
degradationthe act or process of degrading
symmetrybalanced proportions
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
inundateoverwhelm
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular