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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| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
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| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
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| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
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| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
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