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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demerit | offense |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
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| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
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