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 |
|---|---|
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| enhance | heighten |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |