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 |
|---|---|
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| cadaver | a dead body |