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 |
|---|---|
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |