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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WordMeaning
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
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resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
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