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
functionalof, connected with, or being a function
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
condimentssomething used to enhance the flavor of food
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
blatantnoisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous
disclaimto make a disclaimer
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
clariona medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality