GRE Word List
ALACRITY
promptness in response : cheerful readiness
The meaning of the word alacrity is promptness in response : cheerful readiness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| dint | force |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |