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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
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| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |