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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|---|---|
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| raiment | clothing |
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| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
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| clime | climate |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |