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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| pummel | pound |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |