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 |
|---|---|
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |