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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pseudonyma fictitious name
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
piebaldcomposed of incongruous parts
togathe loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
mammothany of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
nauseateto become affected with nausea