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 |
|---|---|
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |