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 |
|---|---|
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| warrant | sanction |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| romp | one that romps |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |