GRE Word List
ALACRITY
promptness in response : cheerful readiness
The meaning of the word alacrity is promptness in response : cheerful readiness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |